Meenakshi Sinha

Delhi, Noida

City Features Editor at The Times of India

City Features Editor with The Times of India. Views expressed are personal

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Home decor to crafts: IHGF fair back with 2k exhibitors

1 week ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Meenakshi Sinha

Noida: The 59th Indian Handicrafts and Gifts (IHGF) Delhi Fair began on Wednesday at India Expo Centre, Greater Noida, featuring over 2,000 exhibitors showcasing home décor and handicrafts. Union textiles minister Giriraj Singh, who was the chief guest on the inaugural day, highlighted India's strong position in traditional crafts, noting its potential to dominate 80% of the market.
Ghaziabad power department to install safety devices to check transformer explosions

1 week ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Meenakshi Sinha

Ghaziabad: The power department plans to install tailless units in order to keep a check on overheating and prevent transformer explosions. As the mercury rises, the risk of fires due to overheated electrical equipment rises as well. Tailless units are specialised fuses with bolted connections that will be installed on transformers up to 630 MVA. These devices automatically disconnect the power supply when detecting overheating or excessive loads, preventing breakdowns and fires.
Safai workers on long leave, Noida sectors are waste-deep in trouble

1 week ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Meenakshi Sinha

NewsCity Newsnoida NewsSafai workers on long leave, Noida sectors are waste-deep in troubleTrendingNoida: There is a stink rising over the city, lined with condominiums, malls and shopping complexes. Over the last few days, waste has been piling up along the roadsides and greenbelts of several residential sectors in both Noida and Greater Noida due to irregular garbage collection by sanitation staffers. It is a sore sight for eyes and offensive to the nose, say residents.
Water woes tumble out in open as pipeline bursts in Gr Noida sectors, floods streets

1 week ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Meenakshi Sinha

Noida: A burst water pipeline disrupted supply and flooded roads in Sector Omicron 1A on Monday, affecting over 2,000 residents. The incident mirrors similar leakages reported last month in Sectors Alpha 1, Alpha 2, Beta 1, and Beta 2. Residents across these sectors have blamed ageing, rusting pipelines—some over three decades old—that reportedly develop leaks two to three times a month.
Not a drop to drink: Summer here, but most hand pumps still defunct

1 week ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Meenakshi Sinha

Ghaziabad: Residents in Vaishali have been facing water shortages as roadside hand pumps installed by GMC are defunct. Excessive groundwater extraction has rendered most pumps inoperative, and locals want a thorough check of these facilities. Locals have demanded a check and assessment of these hand pumps, including a check on TDS levels where they are functional.
Another water scare in wait? In Noida’s Sector 19, drain repairs damaging pipes for a year

1 week ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Meenakshi Sinha

NewsAnother water scare in wait? In Noida’s Sector 19, drain repairs damaging pipes for a yearNoida: Drain repair work in Sector 19, which has been underway since last year, has repeatedly damaged an adjacent water pipeline. Several households received foul-smelling, contaminated water, and at times, no water supply at all. Residents say poor contractor expertise and official mismanagement in drain renovation have turned this into a daily ordeal.
No lesson learnt: Despite multiple fires, horticulture waste piles up

1 week ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Meenakshi Sinha

NewsCity Newsnoida NewsNo lesson learnt: Despite multiple fires, horticulture waste piles upTrendingNoida: Heaps of dry horticulture waste left unattended for days across several sectors in Noida and Greater Noida have sparked complaints from residents, who allege the mess is attracting mosquitoes and, in some cases, being set on fire in violation of rules.
Residents raise civic issues with minister

1 week ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Meenakshi Sinha

Noida: A delegation of Noida residents under the banner of the Federation of Noida Residents Welfare Associations (FONRWA) met Uttar Pradesh industrial development minister Nand Gopal Nandi in Lucknow over the weekend, raising concerns about the city's civic infrastructure, lack of affordable housing, and persistent public utility issues. Residents pointed out that despite Noida's rapid population growth, the expansion of civic amenities has not kept pace.
Tree-ting the pothole: Residents’ road protest takes root in Greater Noida

1 week ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Meenakshi Sinha

Noida: In a protest over a 130-metre "damaged, crater-filled road" connecting Sectors 36 and Sigma 1 in Greater Noida, residents planted a tree sapling in the pothole. No traffic was hampered during this protest. By planting the sapling in the pothole, locals wanted to alert two-wheelers of the impending pothole and ward off accidents while also marking it as a symbolic protest.
Thundershower leads to outages in Noida, Gzb

1 week ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Meenakshi Sinha

NewsThundershower leads to outages in Noida, Gzb Noida: The first showers of the onset of summer led to widespread power cuts across Noida and Ghaziabad on Friday. The outages that lasted from one hour to over three hours continued well past 9pm in both cities. As strong winds hit the twin cities in the NCR region after 6pm, several trees and branches fell across residential sectors 28, 29, 37 and 55. An 11,000 kV pole fell near Chetram Hospital in Sector 63.